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MA Masters, American History.

American history has been my special passion for many years. Thus, I am applying to your program so that I can become professionally engaged in what I find most meaningful in life. I am especially interested in doing graduate work in the area of the recent meltdown of the US economy and its historic…

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DDS Dental School, Black, Artist

I am a young black female artist, born and raised in Los Angeles, California, who wants very much to become a dentist. My parents are from Nigeria and I am very proud of my African heritage. I want very much to contribute to progressive social change in America and become a role model for other memb…

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Dental School Admission, Korean

A non-traditional applicant at 33, I feel strongly that I am an excellent candidate for dental school as a result of my experience as an artist and computer consultant. I have been in the U.S. now for 14 years, having emigrated with my family from our native Korea. I have fully adjusted and adapted …

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DBA Business Administration, Africa

Coming to America from Liberia in 1980 was critically important for the survival of my family. Liberia was in the midst of an attempted coup, resulting in the deaths of government officials by firing squad and history had already repeated itself for my family. My paternal great-grandfather, vice pre…

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Residency Ophthalmology, Research


When I began medical school, I wasn't sure which field of medicine I would be most interested in pursuing. Now that I have explored the range of possibilities through preceptorships, research, personal and clinical experiences, I have discovered that ophthalmology contains all of the elements of m…

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